Heddle for wire-weaving.



G. H. MAY.

HEDDLE POR WIRE WEAVING.

APPLICATION FILED Ammo, 1911,

1,023,263, Patented A111216, 1912.

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G. H. MAY.

HEDDLE FR WIRE WEAVING.

APPLIOATIGN FILED Ammo, 1911.

1,023,263. Patented Apr.1e,1912

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- ing at Psrkhestl, Gl ow,.in'the, countyof L'unerkshirQ-Sfcotlcnd, avr. invented certin `new and 'ful Improvements'- in Heddlesfor Wire-Weaving, 'of which the following is a eeiicatiomsuch as will enabley those skill inthe art to which it appertins'to makeendusethesame. Y

invention relettoimprovements in l 1M hedcil for wire "weaving, and lios for its 'b' ject the .prevention of the accidental-cutting. of the war ,and slacks which occur when# 1 5^ever a bro n thread, or any obstruction hin. ders the free passing of the heddles. b'

f In arranging the. harness framesof wire yweaving looms it has heen heretofore custom- Vlti'yto stringj'the heddlesk'on to rods coptinm ousl the scid rods beingafterward fixedl'rigi y -to the ofthe harness frames, undesirable arrangement for owing to the'ri'gidly iixedheddles having no resiliency apart 'from .the frames, whenever w'warp thread breakssnd becomes"` iilter-y locked inthe Areciprocating sheds, the result is, either o cutting, oi-th'e;werp threu``s, .o,|; else what is termed e. slack sometimes both Vurious attempts have been mode to remedy the above mentioned defects, such as by suspending the heddles from the harness 'frames,.by means of lengths oithread et; tached to the. 'to of each heddle, 'with 'it weight at the tom. Also in order t0 try -snd obtain suiiicicnt resiliency in the heddles, the. havebern strung unito rubber tubing, fixed to the u per ancllower outside e e of thchnr'ness rames, the results ob 4tained from these attempts have sojer been very unsatisfactory, for whenever o wnr thread broke and crossed the shedv it held 1t with the intcrlocked warp threads midway bctweenlthe higher :md lower plane of the shed, immediately 'in the ath o the shuttle, und it in its Hight -usuxilly cuts away the intcrlocked warp threads, thereby causing much domage to the web. This invention has accordin 1y the oneob- 50 ject, the 'production o'f u novelA and effective means of preventl'n-nccidents of this.nnture,

`wherein instead Aof xinglthe heddles rigidly l to the harness frames, suspend them .on

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lthe required with holes which are drilled- 'in the side anni I l cross bers in a series of independentsections ai or units, preferably by means of a thin metellic" prmg.' allow section under abnormal Working conditions, o limited vertical movement ihde nden't'of that'of-the harness frames.`

, heunvention is fully disclosed in the following iseciiication ofwhich the accompanylng. rewm forms s, part, in which `the te portee 'my improvement are desig n euch of4 the .v iem, and in 'which Figure-1 ls perspective view of the se arate Aports of one of my improved. hed e clip, thajt will so yield u to noted by suthble reference charactersm sections forfunits andjshowing said-ports in position to be connected- Fig. 2 a. perspective .view of sl hediile section :6r unit ccu'npletc;Q

Fig. 3' e sectional view cutting 'the stoves of the harness frame transversal and also cutting the bars on which the h die sections or umts are mounted transversely, and showing one ci the heddle sections or units in side elevation, and also showing one of the end members of the horness frame; Fi .,4 a view similar tolig. 3, but showing t e heddle'v section onnnit in s, diEerent position; Fig. 5

a perspective view of o, heddle section or unit complete' 51nd showing e modification thereof the bottom cross` bars and'f'shm'iving one of of the harness frame, and; -:Fig 6 a Pompeo- -tivc view `of parts of the harness frame comglete and showing a. number of my improved eddie sections or units'in operative. ositioh and indicating the p'eration thereo In thelpractice of mv mventionfl provide ni'heddle sectionorunit shown complete in 2 `und 4the deteils 4oijsvhich are shown detsgched in Fig. 1, and 1n the construction of these heddlesectins'orunits 1E .provide a top oblong sprin link-shaped e clip v1N made out of thin metl ic dat stock .f and the fsides of which, in the form of construction show-11,'`

are, lient inwardly to. divide? said clipvinto"L arts orloop members, the

top and bottoni p or fiat strip from which ends of v`the stoo the clip is, mede bein connected orfjoined at the bottom thereo by solder-lor 'a rivet esmay be dwired. I'also rovide a'. bottom oblong link member 2 hown' and provided thereof, said holes being edpted to receive pins 4--4 on which eit gre erobl fniedeput of similar material, en the 'en s of which" :ire joined at one end in 'thefsame unanimi-,105

flat stock and bent intosing, connected with harness frames, section or unit comprising-n plu'iihty of what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, s-

1. A heddle section or unit for wire weavndapted to be mounted on cross bars said ,heddle heddles rovided zit their ends with oblog link or o ip cormections through which said bars pass, one of said clip or link connections being formed of spring material and the sides thereof being provided with inwardly directed parts whereby if, 'is divided iiito two portions.

2. A heddlc section or unit for use in wire weaving, said section or unit comprising ii plurality of heddles placed side by side, yoke-shaped members pivoted to the opposite end portions thereof and oblong link or clip members connecied with seid yokeshaped members, one of said linl; or clip members being Composed of spring material and the sidesthereof being provided with to hold said inwardly directed portions; whereby it is divided'inbo' two arts. i

B. ri`he eombinatlorrwith the crossbars of ulwire weaving harness 'frame of i'eieally movble hedclles mounted thereon, said heddles beingvprovided at. their Lipper end with oblong -linlr members of Spring lrmteriai through which the opper crossbars pass, the sides of Said link members being curved i11- wurdly so :is to divide the same into two portions whereby said members are adapted heddles in two diierent po`si tions. i i

Ih4 testimony that I'f'laim the foregoing :is Y .my

inveuiion 'I have signed my mime in presence of the subscribing witnesses this tenth day o April, 191i.. GEORGE H, MLY.

Witnesses:

@LIVER MA1',

Jol-1N GEMMELL. 

